/*
 * Copyright © 2011 by Rob Cash
 * 
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 * 
 * RegistryInspector.java
 * 
 * Created on Jul 31, 2011 at 1:05:46 PM
 */
package org.robcash.commons.plugin;

import java.net.URL;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Responsible for inspecting plug-in registries
 * @author Rob Cash
 * @param <I> Type of registry information
 */
public interface RegistryInspector<I>
{
    /**
     * Get plug-in information from the registry at the specified location
     * @param registryURL Location of the registry
     * @return Information about the plug-ins in the registry
     * @throws PlugInManagerException Thrown if plug-in information cannot
     * be read from the registry
     */
    List<I> getPlugInInfoFromRegistry(URL registryURL)
            throws PlugInManagerException;

}
